Data Detail & Definitions
Detailed information and definitions for data and terminology across the website.
About inert ingredients
Inert ingredients are often biologically active, yet labeled as inerts under lax regulatory requirements protecting “confidential business information.”
Endocrine Disruptors
One group of chemicals — endocrine disruptors — can interfere with the functional of the human hormone system, even when exposure levels are extremely low.
Acute Toxicity
Acute toxicity refers to the immediate health effects (within 0-7 days) of exposure to a pesticide. It does not include long-term effects of pesticide exposure such as cancers or reproductive harms, which are often referred to as chronic toxicity.
Using Pesticide Info
Welcome to our new and improved PesticideInfo database! The simpler user interface will make it easy to explore the site’s in-depth datasets with targeted searches, while offering useful features and supplemental tools and information.
Highly Hazardous Pesticides
The PAN International List of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) criteria include acute toxicity, long term health effects, environmental hazards and status under global pesticide-related conventions.